Talking Points:

The Role of Innovation in Developing the Jamaican Economy

The Leadership Development & Innovation Foundation (LDIF) in collaboration with the Jamaican Diaspora Trade and Investment sector extends a warm invitation to you to join a select group of speakers to address the role of innovation in enhancing economic development Leadership Development & Innovation Founder's Bio … [Read more...]

Sport Policy Consultations to starts on Friday May 11, 2012

Government of Jamaica

OFFICE OF THEvPRIME  MINISTER NEWS RELEASE - For Immediate Release May 10, 2012 Sport Policy Consultations to start on Friday Minister with responsibility for Sport, Natalie Neita-Headley will start broad-based consultations towards a national Sport policy tomorrow, Friday May 11. Minister Neita-Headley said that the approach will include regional meetings so that the views from sports administrators and stakeholders in rural areas is included.Speaking at the 17th Carl March awards of Excellence at the Old Harbour Lions Civic centre on May 9, the Sport minister said, “It is … [Read more...]

PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA THE HON PORTIA SIMPSON MILLER IN NEW YORK

PM Portia Simpson First to NYC April 25th 2012

BROOKLYN, NY: The Hon Portia Simpson Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica left the island earlier this week for a number of engagements in New York and Philadelphia in the United States. The Prime Minister was the recipient of the TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential Persons Award at a special reception at the Lincoln Center in New York. Mrs Simpson Miller delivered a charismatic message to the hundred of Jamaicans who lined Nostrand Avenue in anticipation of her arrival at the Lennox Road Baptist Church for a spirited Town Hall Meeting. The Prime Minister will then journey to Philadelphia … [Read more...]

Untold Story of Caribbean-Americans

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Rutgers Scholar Uses Journalistic Skills to Tell Untold Story of Caribbean-Americans Ann-Marie Adams says group has been marginalized from mainstream America and within black community By Carrie Stetler Credit: Courtesy of Ann-Marie Adams The former editor of the Hartford Guardian has fused journalism and academic research throughout her career. As a journalist working in Hartford, Connecticut, Ann-Marie Adams was painfully aware that the city’s daily newspapers ignored Hartford’s thriving Caribbean-American community. “Talk about invisibility,’’ says Adams, whose … [Read more...]